NGF SECRETARY/TREASURER

William E. Brown

Group Vice President
The Toro Company

Bill Brown was appointed group vice president, commercial and irrigation businesses in March 2013, and is responsible for the commercial and irrigation businesses as well as corporate accounts. He also added responsibility for the BOSS snow & ice management business when Toro made that acquisition in November 2014.

Brown joined The Toro Company in 1993 as marketing manager for the Wheel Horse lawn and garden tractor business. He held various manager and director positions in Toro’s landscape contractor business, and served as general manager for two years. In 2003, he was promoted to vice president and general manager of Toro’s commercial business. He also served as vice president of the Toro residential and landscape contractor (RLC) businesses from November 2006 until July 2010, and vice president, international business from July 2010 until March 2012. He was then named group vice president, international and commercial businesses, in March of 2012.

Brown received a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from Princeton University, where he graduated cum laude. He received an MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. Brown currently serves on the board of directors for the Northern Star Council of the Boy Scouts of America.